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Guren Firippu Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

PARTS OF SENTENCES

Could you help me with this?

I let the snake eat the chicken.

I = subject
let = verb
the snake = Indirect Object?
eat = ?
the chicken = Direct Object?
  

Top answer

I = subject let = main verb the snake = Indirect Object? Yes eat = ? the second verb (bare infinitive) the chicken = Direct Object?

  • I = subject let = main verb the snake = Indirect Object?
  • Yes eat = ?
  • the second verb (bare infinitive) the chicken = Direct Object?
  • Yes
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4 Answers
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I = subject
let = main verb
the snake = Indirect Object? Yes
eat = ? the second verb (bare infinitive)
the chicken = Direct Object? Yes
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'The snake' is the direct object of the verb 'let'; 'the chicken' is the direct object of the verb 'eat', There is no indirect object in that sentence/
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Your responses are really helpful. Thank you! Emotion: bow

-GF
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Guren Firippu Could you help me with this?I let the snake eat the chicken.I = subjectlet = verbthe snake = Indirect Object?eat = ?the chicken = Direct Object?
I - a subject;
let - a predicator (a verb);
the snake eat the chicken (a non-finite clause where "the snake" is a subject, "eat" a predicator, "the chicken" an object) - a direct object;

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